A recall of Nestlé Maggi noodles in India in 2015 impacted the company for several years, according to an analysis of consumer purchase data.
Scientists examined the immediate and long-term changes in noodle purchases after
Continue Reading Researchers assess the impact of Nestlé India Maggi recall; food safety concerns lingered
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Heavy metals, pesticides, and undeclared colors spur FDA to step up import alerts
A study by Consumer Reports has found dangerously high levels of heavy metals in chocolate from well-known brands including Hershey’s, Theo, and Trader Joe’s.
Of particular concern are levels in dark chocolate, which many people
Continue Reading Heavy metals make ‘healthy’ dark chocolate more problematic than thought
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading FDA finds pesticides, undeclared colors, and heavy metals in imported foods
There is a low risk to the public from edible insects sold in the United Kingdom, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) assessment.
The risk assessment looked at allergens, microbial, and heavy metal contamination
Continue Reading Low safety risk from edible insect products, finds FSA
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Salmonella, pesticides, heavy metals spur FDA actions on certain imported foods
The FAO and WHO have highlighted a range of food safety hazards linked to eating seaweed plus a lack of data and regulation.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization
Continue Reading FAO and WHO shine food safety spotlight on seaweed
After reports of widespread heavy metal contamination in U.S. baby food products surfaced in 2019, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy launched an investigation targeting seven major manufacturers.
With only
Continue Reading FDA’s ‘Closer to Zero’ plan fails to adequately address toxic heavy metals in baby food
Consumer groups continue to call for faster and more efficient work from FDA on a variety of topics including heavy metals in baby food and the recent outbreak of cronobacter from infant formula.
The advocacy
Continue Reading Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety
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By Wendelyn Jones
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences
While IAFNS continues its research on pathogens in low-moisture foods recently covered in Food Safety News, there are other elements of
Continue Reading Food Safety in Focus: IAFNS addresses heavy metals in foods